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Preventing Wet Surface Hazards in the Restaurant

Wet surfaces present hazards to everyone—including you, the staff and customers. Surfaces get slippery from mopping floors, wet weather conditions, spills and various activities that ...
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L&I Announces Proposed 2026 Rates

(Updated 11/17/2025) An Increase is Expected Labor and Industries (L&I) recently announced proposed 2026 base rates for each of Washington’s industrial insurance risk classifications. When ...
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Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls

  Helpful tips for keeping you on your feet. Wet floors, spills and excess clutter can mean disaster for employees, causing many to suffer lost ...
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Slip Trip & Fall Prevention Tips 

Many workplace slips, trips, and falls are preventable by implementing a number of workplace design modification measures and training. Workplace Environmental Condition Modifications Worksite environmental ...
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Think Safe, Work Safe

Being safe is an attitude. Of course, safety means surrounding and supporting a safe work environment through the various rules, regulations, processes, and training established ...
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L&I Will Be Calculating Your 2026 Rates Soon!

(Updated 2/19/2025) I know it feels like 2025 has just started, but it’s not too early to start thinking about your 2026 workers’ compensation rates. ...
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